Hunting (wildlife) and fisheries

Hunting - Protected animals and animal products

The permit obligation and the border veterinary inspection upon import, export, and transit are governed by the Ordinance on Species Protection. This ordinance protects certain mammals and bird species, i.e.

Foundations

Hunting

The Hunting Act serves inter alia to preserve species diversity and the habitats of domestic and migratory mammals and birds in the wild and to protect endangered animals. Additionally, it ensures reasonable use of wildlife stocks through hunting.

Fisheries

The Federal Act on Fisheries serves:

to preserve, improve, or where possible to restore the natural species diversity and population of domestic fish, crabs, and fish food sources as well as their habitats;